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compendium/kəmˈpendiəm/n. (pl. compendiums or compendia /-diə/) 1 esp. Brit. a usu. one-volume handbook or encyclopedia [尤英]手册，大全 2a a summary or abstract of a larger work (大部头作品的)概要，概略，纲要 b an abridgement 缩略，缩写 3a (in full 全称 compendium of games) a collection of games in a box 游戏用具盒 b any collection or mixture (任何)收集物；混合物 4 a package of writing paper, envelopes, etc. 书信用品夹(包括信纸、信封等)[Latin, = what is weighed together, from compendere (as COM-, pendere ‘weigh’)] |